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Forex Margins

Please click on your credit (Equity) to see the required margin height for the maximum permitted leverage.

Select

Acc Equity €

Max Leverage

Margin %

Tradeout Level

≤ 50,000

1:400

0.25

30%

50,001 - 100,000

1:200

0.5

30%

100,001 - 250,000

1:100

1

30%

> 250,000

Upon Request

100%

Some restrictions may apply.

Majors

Symbol

Lot Size

PIP Values

Margin Requirement / Lot

Margin Requirement / Lot

Margin Requirement / Lot

Margin Requirement / Lot

Hedged Margin

Calculator

Max Leverage

CADCHF

100,000 CAD

10 CHF

1,000 CAD

2,000 CAD

4,000 CAD

-

100 CAD

4

1:100

CADJPY

100,000 CAD

1,000 JPY

250 CAD

500 CAD

1,000 CAD

-

25 CAD

1

1:400

CHFJPY

100,000 CHF

1,000 JPY

1,000 CHF

2,000 CHF

4,000 CHF

-

100 CHF

4

1:100

EURCAD

100,000 EUR

10 CAD

250 EUR

500 EUR

1,000 EUR

-

25 EUR

1

1:400

EURCHF

100,000 EUR

10 CHF

1,000 EUR

2,000 EUR

4,000 EUR

-

100 EUR

4

1:100

EURGBP

100,000 EUR

10 GBP

250 EUR

500 EUR

1,000 EUR

-

25 EUR

1

1:400

EURJPY

100,000 EUR

1,000 JPY

250 EUR

500 EUR

1,000 EUR

-

25 EUR

1

1:400

EURUSD

100,000 EUR

10 USD

250 EUR

500 EUR

1,000 EUR

-

25 EUR

1

1:400

GBPCAD

100,000 GBP

10 CAD

250 GBP

500 GBP

1,000 GBP

-

25 GBP

1

1:400

GBPCHF

100,000 GBP

10 CHF

1,000 GBP

2,000 GBP

4,000 GBP

-

100 GBP

4

1:100

GBPJPY

100,000 GBP

1,000 JPY

250 GBP

500 GBP

1,000 GBP

-

25 GBP

1

1:400

GBPUSD

100,000 GBP

10 USD

250 GBP

500 GBP

1,000 GBP

-

25 GBP

1

1:400

USDCAD

100,000 USD

10 CAD

250 USD

500 USD

1,000 USD

-

25 USD

1

1:400

USDCHF

100,000 USD

10 CHF

1,000 USD

2,000 USD

4,000 USD

-

100 USD

4

1:100

USDJPY

100,000 USD

1,000 JPY

250 USD

500 USD

1,000 USD

-

25 USD

1

1:400

Minors

Symbol

Lot Size

PIP Values

Margin Requirement / Lot

Margin Requirement / Lot

Margin Requirement / Lot

Margin Requirement / Lot

Hedged Margin

Calculator

Max Leverage

AUDCAD

100,000 AUD

10 CAD

250 AUD

500 AUD

1,000 AUD

-

25 AUD

1

1:400

AUDCHF

100,000 AUD

10 CHF

1,000 AUD

2,000 AUD

4,000 AUD

-

100 AUD

4

1:100

AUDJPY

100,000 AUD

1,000 JPY

250 AUD

500 AUD

1,000 AUD

-

25 AUD

1

1:400

AUDNZD

100,000 AUD

10 NZD

250 AUD

500 AUD

1,000 AUD

-

25 AUD

1

1:400

AUDUSD

100,000 AUD

10 USD

250 AUD

500 AUD

1,000 AUD

-

25 AUD

1

1:400

EURAUD

100,000 EUR

10 AUD

250 EUR

500 EUR

1,000 EUR

-

25 EUR

1

1:400

EURNZD

100,000 EUR

10 NZD

250 EUR

500 EUR

1,000 EUR

-

25 EUR

1

1:400

EURSGD

100,000 EUR

10 SGD

4,000 EUR

8,000 EUR

16,000 EUR

-

400 EUR

16

1:25

GBPAUD

100,000 GBP

10 AUD

250 GBP

500 GBP

1,000 GBP

-

25 GBP

1

1:400

GBPNZD

100,000 GBP

10 NZD

250 GBP

500 GBP

1,000 GBP

-

25 GBP

1

1:400

NZDCAD

100,000 NZD

10 CAD

250 NZD

500 NZD

1,000 NZD

-

25 NZD

1

1:400

NZDCHF

100,000 NZD

10 CHF

1,000 NZD

2,000 NZD

4,000 NZD

-

100 NZD

4

1:100

NZDJPY

100,000 NZD

1,000 JPY

250 NZD

500 NZD

1,000 NZD

-

25 NZD

1

1:400

NZDUSD

100,000 NZD

10 USD

250 NZD

500 NZD

1,000 NZD

-

25 NZD

1

1:400

SGDJPY

100,000 SGD

1,000 JPY

4,000 SGD

8,000 SGD

16,000 SGD

-

400 SGD

16

1:25

USDSGD

100,000 USD

10 SGD

4,000 SGD

8,000 SGD

16,000 SGD

-

400 SGD

16

1:25

Exotics

Symbol

Lot Size

PIP Values

Margin Requirement / Lot

Margin Requirement / Lot

Margin Requirement / Lot

Margin Requirement / Lot

Hedged Margin

Calculator

Max Leverage

EURHUF

100,000 EUR

1,000 HUF

1250 EUR

2,500 EUR

5,000 EUR

-

125 EUR

5

1:80

EURNOK

100,000 EUR

10 NOK

4,000 EUR

8,000 EUR

16,000 EUR

-

400 EUR

16

1:25

EURPLN

100,000 EUR

10 PLN

1250 EUR

2,500 EUR

5,000 EUR

-

125 EUR

5

1:80

EURSEK

100,000 EUR

10SEK

4,000 EUR

8,000 EUR

16,000 EUR

-

400 EUR

16

1:25

EURTRY

100,000 EUR

10 TRY

2,500 EUR

5000 EUR

10,000 EUR

-

250 EUR

10

1:40

TRYJPY

100,000 TRY

1,000 JPY

2,500 TRY

5000 TRY

10,000 TRY

-

250 TRY

10

1:40

USDBRL

100,000 USD

10 BRL

250 USD

500 USD

1,000 USD

-

25 USD

5

1:80

USDCNH

100,000 USD

10 CNH

4,000 USD

8,000 USD

16,000 USD

-

400 USD

16

1:25

USDHUF

100,000 USD

1,000 HUF

1250 USD

2,500 USD

5,000 USD

-

125 USD

5

1:80

USDMXN

100,000 USD

10 MXN

1,000 USD

2,000 USD

4,000 USD

-

100 USD

1

1:100

USDNOK

100,000 USD

10 NOK

4,000 USD

8,000 USD

16,000 USD

-

400 USD

16

1:25

USDPLN

100,000 USD

10 PLN

1250 USD

2,500 USD

5,000 USD

-

125 USD

5

1:80

USDRUB

100,000 USD

10 RUB

1,250 USD

2,500 USD

5,000 USD

-

125 USD

5

1:80

USDSEK

100,000 USD

10 SEK

4,000 USD

8,000 USD

16,000 USD

-

400 USD

16

1:25

USDTRY

100,000 USD

10 TRY

2,500 USD

5000 USD

10,000 USD

-

125 USD

10

1:40

USDZAR

100,000 USD

10 ZAR

1250 USD

2,500 USD

5,000 USD

-

125 USD

5

1:80

Metals

Symbol

Lot Size

PIP Values

Margin Requirement

Margin Requirement

Margin Requirement

Margin Requirement

Hedged Margin

Calculator

Max Leverage

GOLD

100 oz

1 USD

Margin Requirement/ lot = current market price *0.25

Margin Requirement/ lot = current market price *0.5

Margin Requirement/ lot = current market price *1

-

10% of standard margin

1

1:400

SILVER

5,000 oz

5 USD

Margin Requirement/ lot = current market price *12.5

Margin Requirement/ lot = current market price *25

Margin Requirement/ lot = current market price *50

-

10% of standard margin

1

1:400

Example of an Automatic Tradeout

You have €10,000 equity in your trading account and an open short EUR position against the USD of 20 lots (€2,000,000) at 1.4848. The Tradeout level of your account is set by ActivTrades as 30% and your maximum permissible leverage at 1:200. Therefore your margin requirement for this trade is the full €10,000 of your equity.

The market unfortunately rises to 1.4898/1.4900, at this level your position is losing $10,400 (52 pips X $200 pip value) or €6,979.90. Your free equity now stands at €3,020.10. If the market rises one more pip to 1.4899/1.4901 then your losses would increase to €7,113.60 and your balance decrease to €2,886.40. At this point you no longer hold the minimum of 30% equity of your margin requirement and your position is closed out at 1.4901. Your remaining equity balance falls to €2,886.40.

Please note

With leverage, you can capture higher returns for smaller market movements. It increases your buying power because you need less capital to trade. Thus, increasing leverage increases risk. The high degree of leverage available may as well work against you. Before deciding to invest in Forex you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience and your capability to take risk.

If during an open trade, the net worth of the account reaches the “trade-out level” of the required margins, positions in excess would be automatically closed. Please note that in the case of a trade-out the most unprofitable position will be closed first.

Please note that for MT4 accounts the required margin for hedged positions is 10%.

The following currency pairs are subject to a greater margin requirement:

USDZAR, EURHUF, USDHUF, EURPLN, USDPLN, USDRUB, USDBRL: the permitted leverage is 1/5th of the standard margin on your account. For example, an account with leverage of 1:400 provides 1:80 leverage on the noted currency pairs.

EURTRY, TRYJPY, USDTRY: the permitted leverage is 1/10th of the standard margin on your account. For example, an account with leverage of 1:400 provides 1:40 leverage on the noted currency pairs.

EURNOK, USDNOK, EURSEK, USDSEK, USDCNH, SGDJPY, USDSGD, EURSGD: the permitted leverage is 1/16 of the standard margin on your account. For example, an account with leverage of 1:400 provides a 1:25 leverage on the noted currency pairs.

EURCHF, AUDCHF, CHFJPY, CADCHF, GBPCHF, USDMXN, USDCHF and NZDCHF: the permitted leverage is 1/4 of the standard margin on your account. For example, an account with leverage of 1:400 provides a 1:100 leverage on the noted currency pairs.

The pair USD/CNH is not traded 24 hours. Trading hours are from 02:30 until 23:00 CET

The pair USD/RUB is not traded 24 hours. Trading hours are from 09:00 until 17:00 CET

The pair USD/BRL is not traded 24 hours. Trading hours are from 13:05 until 21:55 CET

The maximum leverage applied to each of the client´s accounts is based on the client´s total equity on all the accounts.

Related Topics

EXAMPLE

Leveraged trades case study

You have €10,000 equity in your trading account and you anticipate the EUR will depreciate against the USD. To reflect this opinion you need to open a trade where you sell EUR against USD, the current quote is 1.4848/1.4850. You consider that you are fairly confident in this prediction and will use a trade amount of 1 Lot (€100,000) and so you Sell 1 Lot EURUSD at the bid price of 1.4848. The maximum permitted leverage for your account value is 1:400, or expressed as margin is 0.25%. The margin requirement for the trade is therefore €250.

Later in the day and as you predicted, the EURUSD price falls to 1.4798/1.4800 and to close the position you Buy back 1 lot EURUSD at 1.4800. The trade has made a profit of 48 pips, that’s $480 or €324.30.

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